Press Releases

Supporting the Central Library Renewed Project is as Easy as Swiping Your Debit Card

   It pays to carry the “My Tulsa Library Community Card.”  Show your support for libraries and literacy while benefiting the campaign to renovate the Central Library.

Author/Journalist Roberto Suro Returns to Martin Regional Library

   Tulsa City-County Library continues its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month  with a visit from best-selling author and journalist Roberto Suro.    Suro will speak, answer questions and sign copies of his books at the Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.

Students Can Get Homework Help at Tulsa City-County Libraries

   Don’t let your scholar get stuck between a rhombus and a hard place this school year.  To assist parents and caregivers in helping students achieve their potential, Tulsa City-County Library presents the “After-School Homework Club @ Your Library.”

"Imagination Station" Takes Literacy on the Road

   “The wheels on the Imagination Station go round and round…”

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Family Programs, Author Visits and a Quinceañera

   Tulsa City-County Library’s Hispanic Resource Center will celebrate its quinceañera in grand style with a series of free family events honoring the colorful traditions of the Hispanic culture.

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photographer to Visit Martin Regional Library

   Meet Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer José Galvez as Tulsa City-County Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.     His visit kicks off Tulsa City-County Library’s Hispanic Resource Center’s quinceañera, celebrating 15 years as an integral part of the Latino community in Tulsa.  Since 1999 the center has served as a vital cultural and educational resource for Spanish-speaking families and for the greater Tulsa community seeking a better understanding of the Hispanic community.

Tulsa City-County Library Now Offers Access to Millions of Additional Items

     Your reading list is about to get longer with free, fast and easy access to millions of additional books.    Tulsa City-County Library was the first out-of-state partner to join MOBIUS, a consortium of Missouri-based public and academic libraries which now includes over 70 Missouri libraries, 42 Colorado libraries and the Tulsa City-County Library.  This new partnership expands customer access to more than 60-million library items.

Celebrate 50 Years of Doctor Who with Tulsa City-County Library

   Calling all Whovians, enter your TARDIS and journey through time and space to Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St., to enjoy the family event “Doctor Who – A Celebration!” Aug. 16, 1-4 p.m.    Celebrate 50 years and 13 different Doctors as Tulsa City-County Library heralds the continuing adventures with a new Doctor Who.  All ages will enjoy playing games and testing their Whovian knowledge to see who really knows the intricacies of the popular sci-fi television series.

Summer Reading Program Features Sporty Rewards for Summer Readers

   The response to Tulsa City-County Library’s children’s and teen summer reading programs was both a home run and a slam dunk.    Through eight weeks of the summer reading program, 39,724 Tulsa County children and teens have signed up to keep the pages turning with summer learning.  Participants have until Aug. 2 to complete the program, earn a coupon booklet filled with free items throughout the area, and be entered in an end-of-summer drawing for great prizes like bicycles and helmets, a fishing trip, Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle and gift certificates to area stores.

Great Lego Build Off Finals Set for Librarium

   All summer, children and teens have competed at various Tulsa City-County Libraries to build the best Lego creation.  Now they will face off for the ultimate in Lego building bragging rights.    To qualify for the finals children built an original design based on the summer reading program theme “Fizz, Boom, Read.”  Teens created an original design based on the theme “Spark a Reaction.”